by Autrey James | May 26, 2020
In the time of COVID-19, training is even more important to our organization. As many of us have turned to virtual meetings in order to communicate, I suggest you use whatever online meeting platform you are using for meetings as a way to engage members with training....
by caLegion Contributor | May 25, 2020
By Patricia Valencia, El Monte Post 261 Unit 261 & District 18 CHAPLAIN Our community service during this pandemic was unique, efficient and successful. Given the situation with the Coronavirus and social distancing, we worked with what we had, meaning limited...
by caLegion Contributor | May 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES – The steady beep of the ventilator is all that can be heard in Jerry Salas’ otherwise quite hospital room. When he left Vietnam 49 years ago, the 68-year-old Army Veteran couldn’t have anticipated facing this type of enemy. A series of...
by Jared Morgan | May 21, 2020
Last month, we posted an opinion piece about the tents recently set up for homeless veterans inside and outside of the fenceline of the Los Angeles VA. The article was written by veteran Robert Rosebrock, a longtime advocate for homeless vets who has consistently...
by Jared Morgan | May 14, 2020
It’s been close to three months since Gov. Gavin Newsom effectively shut down California by issuing social distancing measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus and The American Legion has worked to make sure communities in the state remain socially and emotionally...
